“The Commission has gone back on its word to review this arrangement in light of what UK industry and government are saying to them and hold annual negotiations.

“It is imperative that this issue is raised by UK and Scottish ministers at the December Fisheries Council.”

Simon Collins, executive officer of the Shetland Fishermen’s Association, added: “Mackerel is a key priority for the UK and Scotland, yet the EU has once again put the interests of a non-member fishing nation ahead of its own, underlining starkly why the sooner the UK is out of the Common Fisheries Policy the better.

“This must be revisited and a proper solution taking into account the imbalance of the arrangement needs to be found.”